NEW YORK TODAY
Enjoy more NYC with a daily look at where to go and what to do – close to home and around the city.
WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE HER. Cissy Houston will pay tribute to her late Grammy-winning daughter, Whitney, at the Annual Gospel Night at Wingate Field. She’ll be joined by recording star Vickie Winans. It’s part at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series. 7:30 p.m. Free. Brooklyn Ave. at Rutland Rd. and Winthrop St., Brooklyn. (718) 222-0600.
ACE MUSICIANS. Watch the U.S. Air Force Blue Aces perform classic rock, top 40, Motown and R&B. 5 p.m. Free. Brooklyn’s War Memorial in Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn.
THEY’VE GOT ‘SOUL.’ Follow the alumni from Houston’s storied Kashmere High School Stage Band in “Thunder Soul,” which screens at Astoria Park. 8:30 p.m. Free. Shore Blvd. between Hell Gate Bridge and the Pool, Queens. (718) 728-7820.
INDIANA WANTS ME. Catch Indiana Jones and his search for the Ark of the Covenant in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” at Bryant Park. The 1981 Oscar-winner stars Harrison Ford as the adventurous archelogist. Lawn opens at 5 p.m., film begins at sunset. Free. Between 40th and 42nd Sts. and Fifth and Sixth Aves. (212) 512-5700.
CARIBBEAN JAM. The Pickney Players present “Irie Island,” a vibrant celebration of Caribbean culture with stories, songs, poetry and dance. 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free. Willowbrook Park, 1 Eton Place, Staten Island.
THE FOLK WAI OF DANCING. Take a lesson in Chinese folk dance with Mei (Sandy) Wai at Chatham Square Library. Or create crafts with Ngoi Wah (Cindy) Cheng. 1-3 p.m. Free. 33 East Broadway, between Catherine and Market Sts. (212) 964-6598.
MUSIC MAN. “Mr. Chris’ Musical Experience” is a high-energy, oneman show featuring song, dance, hip hop, stories and games. 10:30 a.m. Free. Slattery Playground, E. 183rd St., between Valentine & Ryer Aves., Bronx.
POETIC LICENSE. Children can create tributes to the city in a poetry workshop at the Soundview Library. 3:30 p.m. Free. 660 Soundview Ave., Bronx. (718) 589-0880.
SWEET TALK. Alice Medrich will discuss how to make “Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts” at the Strand bookstore. She’ll be chatting with Daniel Gritzer, associate food editor at Food & Wine. 7-8 p.m. Free. 828 Broadway at 13th St. (212) 473-1452. Brooklyn Vegan presents an advance screening of Elgin James’ “Little Birds” at the Knitting Factory. Acclaimed at the Sundance Film Festival, it’s the coming-of-age story of two teen girls. The cast includes Leslie Mann and Kate Bosworth. 8 p.m. Free. 361 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer St., Brooklyn. (347) 529-6696. Info: brooklynvegan. com.